LifeEnrichedIssue 33 - Winter/Spring 2018 Celebrating 50 Years of Automotive Success NISSAN PATROL 2018 FUSION OF LUXURY AND PERFORMANCE NOW WITH STARLIGHT ALCANTARA ROOF NISSAN PATROL 2018 FUSION OF LUXURY AND PERFORMANCE NOW WITH STARLIGHT ALCANTARA ROOF This Issue Winter/Spring 2018 Cover story 50 years ago, the Group established the brand ‘Arabian Automobiles Company’ and formed a successful partnership with Nissan which helped the Group become one of the Middle East’s leading and reputable conglomerates. This Issue’s Cover Story celebrates their grand achievement and the journey that led Arabian Automobiles Company to rejoice over half a century of automotive success. 8 Editor’s Note This season, Life Enriched honours a very government’s initiatives to better the special occasion celebrating the 50th environments that surround us. Al Rostamani anniversary of AW Rostamani’s Arabian Real Estate alongside Group Property Automobiles Company and partnership Development have combined passive and with Nissan. From 1968 to today, Arabian intelligent designs to showcase modern Automobiles Company has evolved from one living environments p.26 and p.84, Building showroom to one of the largest automobile Industries share their news on what it means to distributors in the Gulf with 14 showrooms be an ESCO accredited company, and Lumina across Dubai and the Northern Emirates, selling expands on how they have ensured their more than 50,000 units annually. We proudly products contribute to a cleaner and greener celebrate our automotive arm’s success and environment. share their story on p.8. Amongst these exciting developments, this 32 In light of celebrating impressive breakthroughs, issue sees the release of three impressive and this issue of Life Enriched introduces a new unique models from across our three leading page to LE magazine, titled In-the-Know. In- automotive brands. Renault reveals the new the-Know shares short remarkable facts and long-range all-electric Zoe 40 p.74, INFINITI developments which have taken place this launch their INFINITI QX80 SUV bringing season, p.24. Entering a new year calls for a elegance to power and size p.40 and Nissan ‘new you’, thus this issue we spoke with some announces the joys of family life in a bigger, of our employees to find out what inspires them, bolder SUV, X-TRAIL p.16. This issue also sees p.48. We are looking forward to a very exciting product reviews of designers such as Ozlem year and thus sharing inspirations with friends Tuna at Apartment51, Italian artisan designed and colleagues whilst taking on new challenges jewellery from Vhernier p.32. Moreover, many is a great way to ensure you are improving exciting partnerships have been conducted yourself in 2018. this season, such as Lumina has partnered 70 with Simon Fisher, one of the most respected We have already seen great self-improvements product designers of light fixtures in the industry for the Group this season through HR’s Fitness p.64 and Shift Technologies has partnered with initiatives in alignment with Dubai’s Fitness Google Cloud p.30. Challenge (DFC). DFC is an initiative set by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al On closing this season we look forward Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, which aims to a very exciting year ahead, AAC’s to unite the people of Dubai to 30 minutes of accomplishment is a grand achievement for the continuous exercise for 30 days. AWR reflected whole group and we look forward to sharing the initiative by providing all employees the celebration with all our companies and our with the chance to register for new sporting customers. We hope you thoroughly enjoy our activities, gain discounts for gym memberships, stories and the news, which together lead the enter a weight loss competition and provided way into our biggest year yet. encouragement for all participating in the Dubai Fitness Challenge p.90. Alongside bettering our lifestyles, our companies are also developing sustainability concepts in coalition with the UAE Group MarCom 48 Read Life Enriched Magazine On-The-Go Product Review Features Executive Interview NISSAN X-TRAIL AWR Loves… 6 Homeware and Jewellery Designs Nothing Can Hold You Back 16 Reminiscent of Works of Art 54 In the Know 24 Romance by Italian Artisans 32 AW Rostamani Attackers - Football Evolving Real Estate Developments Interview 90 INFINITI – QX80 into Sustainable Lifestyle Hubs 26 Welcome To The New QX80 40 Shift Technologies and Google All New Electric Renault ZOE 40 Announce Partnership... 30 all set to hit the Middle East 70 BCD Travel Reports Corporate The Renault ZOE e-Sport Concept 74 Social Responsibility... 38 Energy Performance Contracting 75 What Inspires You 48 Psycho Bunny, a distinguished, The First Year of AUTOTRUST 50 witty and stylish brand... 80 Mobility for Sustainability – AAC Parts Department introduces Shift Car Rental... 60 New Advanced Dealer... 82 Evolving the Way Customers 54 Engage with AW Rostamani 62 Businesses Lumina – Creating an Illuminated and Connected Future 64 The Shift Towards 360-Degree Lifestyle Environments 84 Land Transportation – To Keep You Moving, on the Road to Growth 86 16 Highlights and Awards 94 Event Reflects 110 90 82 64 30 80 75 38 Lumina The new LED High Bay Loves.... developed by the Lumina Items from our brands that team; it saves 50% of we cannot get enough of this season! energy in comparison to conventional high bays! Enrich Club We’re enjoying ample amounts of special awards with Enrich Club Apartment51 We are loving the Elegant Chair in Rose from Bloomingville Kart Kart’s fleet of general cargo and specialized trucks Georg Jensen’s AUTOTRUST The Elf Brand: We love Elf Bloom Lubricants for its power to lower We love Georg Jensen’s fuel consumption, reduction of CO2 BLOOM bowls, inspired by emissions and protecting our loved Japanese cherry blossoms in vehicles from wear and tear. full bloom. 6 INFINTI QX50’s Blind Spot Warning & Prevention Renault’s This couldn’t be more helpful! Flexi Service R-Link 2 Sensors detect when someone An intuitive and innovative Flexi Service Contract enters your blind spot. connected tablet with a graphic gives you over 40% of interface and application that savings compared to regular reacts to your every move, maintenance costs and designed to enhance your driving protection from price inflation experience. AWR Goes Green New recycling bins have been launched at our headquarters, helping our green employees to make their stamp on saving the environment. BCD Travel TripSource® by BCD Travel, a robust travel app, giving us greater control over our travel plans OutSystems Building Industries OutSystems is a low-code platform that lets you We love the interior fit-out visually develop your entire of the new SALT outlet application, easily integrate at La Mer by Building with existing systems, and Industries. A cool place to add your own custom code hang out and enjoy great when you need it. food. 7 LifeEnriched | Winter/Spring 2018 Cover Story Celebrating 50 years of Automotive Success INTRODUCING THE NISSAN SMART CAR APP. Control your car through your smartphone – anywhere, anytime. Standard on all 2016 Patrol & Maxima models. 515532 362038 Terms and conditions apply. 8 50th Anniversary of Arabian Automobiles Company and partnership with Nissan In this special edition of Life Enriched, Chairman, Abdul Wahid Al Rostamani the AW Rostamani Group celebrates which state ‘with passion I-CAN’. over half a century of outstanding automotive success. 50 years ago, the In its first year, AAC opened their first Group established the brand ‘Arabian showroom and celebrated sales of over Automobiles Company’ and formed 100 units. Following the successful a successful partnership with Nissan partnership with Nissan, AAC added which helped the Group become one of INFINITI to their portfolio in 1982 and the Middle East’s leading and reputable incorporated the brand’s IREDI concept conglomerates. 50 years later, the AW to create one of the largest INFINITI Rostamani Group possesses a turnover Centers in the world, located on the very of 2 billion dollars and also includes famous Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. The a diversified portfolio of companies facility incorporates a state-of-the-art retail specialising in real estate, interior fit-out, concept that reflects and reinforces the lighting solutions, retail, and technology. energy and passion of the INFINITI brand. Over the years Arabian Automobiles The Group first capitalized on the INFINITI has consistently delivered robust opportunity to partner with Nissan when business performance and has grown to the company visited the UAE seeking a become the largest INFINITI distributor distributor in 1968. This led to the birth of in the GCC with 50% share reinforcing AW Rostamani’s flagship business, Arabian its position as a key player in the region Automobiles. Since its humble beginnings, and amongst the top 5 INFINITI Dealer the company has grown to achieve worldwide delivering the best motoring respected and influential successes in the experiences to customers in Dubai and the region over five decades by seeking new Northern Emirates. opportunities to build the affluent business and successfully maintain a consistent In 2005 AAC entered a third thriving momentum. partnership with automobile brand, Renault. Arabian Automobiles has sold Arabian Automobiles has rapidly grown more than 24,000 Renault vehicles from a single showroom to a large since its establishment in Dubai and has automotive network across Dubai and the expanded the brand’s network to four Northern Emirates. From the offset, the showrooms. Arabian Automobiles Renault business strategy was to offer a one-stop- is one of the fastest growing automotive shop family brand that customers could brands in the region and has delivered trust. Correspondingly, the company laid strong business performance as a result down their key foundations and set out of its exceptional customer service which to achieve its objectives to become an has positively impacted on perceptions of industry leader and beacon of excellence the brand.